Gawker Media
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Gawker Media is an online media company founded and owned by Nick Denton based in New York City. It is considered to be one of the most visible and successful blog-oriented media companies. As of April 2008, it is the parent company for 12 different weblogs, including Gawker.com, Defamer, Fleshbot, Deadspin, Lifehacker, Gizmodo, Consumerist, io9, and Kotaku.
While Denton does not go into detail over Gawker Media's finances, he has downplayed the profit potential of blogs, declaring that "[b]logs are likely to be better for readers than for capitalists. While I love the medium, I've always been skeptical about the value of blogs as businesses," on his personal site. However, in the February 20, 2006 issue of New York Magazine, Jossip founder David Hauslaib estimated Gawker.com's annual advertising revenue to be at least $1 million two years ago, and possibly over $2 million a year. Combined with low operating costs — mostly web hosting fees and writer salaries — Denton is believed to be turning a healthy profit.
On April 14, 2008, Gawker.com announced that Gawker Media had sold three sites: Idolator, Gridskipper, and Wonkette. Denton explained the sale by saying, in a memo, "they each had their editorial successes; but someone else will have better luck selling the advertising than we did."
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Penenberg, Adam L. "Can Bloggers Strike It Rich?" Wired. September 22, 2005.
- ^ Denton, Nick. "Nano Wars" March 8, 2005.
- ^ Thompson, Clive. "Blogs to Riches - The Haves and Have-Nots of the Blogging Boom" New York Magazine. February 20, 2006.
- ^ Carr, David. "A Blog Mogul Turns Bearish on Blogs", New York Times, July 3, 2006
- ^ Pareene, Alex. "Memo: Gawker Sells Three Sites" April 14, 2008.
[edit] External links
- Tom Zeller, Jr.. "A Blog Revolution? Get a Grip", New York Times, May 8, 2005 (registration required)
- Vanessa Grigoriadis, "Everybody Sucks: Gawker and the rage of the creative underclass, New York magazine, October 22, 2007
- Gawker Media Traffic
- Gawker Media weblogs
- Gawker (site) - New York City media and gossip
- Gizmodo (site) - Gadgets and technology
- Valleywag (site) - San Francisco and Silicon Valley gossip
- Fleshbot (site) - Sex and pornography
- Defamer (site) - Hollywood news and gossip
- Kotaku (site) - Video games
- Jalopnik (site) - Cars and automotive culture
- Lifehacker (site) - Lifehacks, productivity, tips, tricks, downloads and Getting Things Done
- Deadspin (site) - Sports
- Consumerist (site) - Consumer advocate
- Jezebel (site) - Celebrity, Sex, Fashion for women
- io9 (site) - Science fiction
Australian licenced weblogs
- Defamer Australia (site) - Australian and Hollywood gossip
- Gizmodo Australia (site) - Gadgets and technology
- Kotaku Australia (site) - Games and gaming industry coverage
- Lifehacker Australia (site) - Tips, tricks, tutorials, hacks, downloads and guides
Other Nick Denton-related sites
Sites launched by Gawker, then sold
- Gridskipper (site) - Travel
- Idolator (site) - Music
- Wonkette (site) - Washington D.C. gossip and politics
Gawker Media "Shuttered" Weblogs
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